Get NYT Connections Hints for March 1, 2025. Find hints and solutions for puzzle #629, including word connections and hidden categories.
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PHANTOM: A ghost complaining about how humans always assume they're haunting when really they're just trying to give interior design tips
Traditional symbols believed to bring fortune
Lucky charms and superstitious items
Associated with good luck
SHAMROCK: A four-leaf clover feeling superior to its three-leaf relatives at family reunions
These words share first two letters
TO- words relating to utility or function
To-bo- compound words
HORSESHOE: A retired lucky charm now working as a horse fashion accessory
Connected to performance or stage shows
Musical or dramatic elements
Broadway musicals, familiarly
PENNY: A coin that's worth more in wisdom than in currency
Words that evoke a certain mysterious atmosphere
Could describe settings in noir fiction
Words before “cowboy” in film and music
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Hint: Associated with good luck
Hint: To-bo- compound words
Hint: Broadway musicals, familiarly
Hint: Words before “cowboy” in film and music